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DOCK. COMPANY'S PRISONER OR
REPORT
GROSS PROFIT of
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As shown by the Profit and Loss Account, the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's gross profit on work- ing for the year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1033, is $797,515.05.
GUEST?
AMERICAN SENATE COMEDY
Washington, Feb. 11.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MOTORIST FINED
LICENCE SUSPENSION
RECOMMENDED
FRIDAY,
"WHITHER BRITAIN?"
A PLEA FOR A NEW OUTLOOK
MARCH 16, 1934.
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.
THE STUDIO !
There was considerable my-HAWAIIAN SELECTIONS FROM stification among radio listeners regarding the identity of Mr. larael M. Sieff, who contributed
Though Mr. Sleft's voice was-un-' known, and though he himself pre- fere to keep out of the limelight, his contribution to the solution of our Industrial ills was one of the most impressive and practical that has been heard in recent years, either on the ether or on the public. platform.
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From ZBW on a wavelength of
Chinese recorded
1,30-7.30 pm
7.30-10.30 p.m. European DRO programme.
gramme.
7.30. p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotation, etc.
7.38-7.30 p.m. From the Studio. Hawaiian Selections by the Ho Yuk
Brothers.·
Programme.
1 Under the Aloha Moon. 2 Hilo March;
# My Sweetheart.
Hearing of the chargo against S. F. Ip of driving his car in Prince Edward Road on December 17 without due care and caution, was concluded at the Kowloon The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mngletracy before Mr. Lee yeator, and Mr. William P. McCracken, day afternoon, defendant being con- After deducting interest. rates, "the man who insulted thevicted and fined $26, his Worship Auditors foes and allowing the sum week-end together, Mr. McCracken licence be suspended for alx months crown rent, insurance, Directore and Senate." are spending a pleasant further recommending that his
the address in the broadcast series 355 motres: of $239,236.23 for depreciation Insisting that he is under arrest
on "Whither Britain?" Previous buildings and plant, the net profit for and the Sorgeant protesting In
Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared on the year 1033 is $52,421.88, to which effect: "Not at all, my dear fellow behalf of the defendant, and Traffle speakers have been Mr. H. G. must be added the amount brought.
Inspector Saunders prosecuted... Wells, Mr. Winston Churchill, the forward from last year, $122,808.03,aco, the front door is open." 'making the amount at credit of Proßt The comedy started when the
The case was a sequel to an acel-Dean of Exeter, and Mr. George and Loss Account at 31st December, Senate, always very touchy when dent in Prince Edward Road when Bernard Shaw. 1938, $176,289.01, which it is recom- its dignity has beon injured, de- two cara, one belonging to defen- mended should be carried forward to cided to hale Mr. McCracken bedant and the other to Mr. F. W. next year,
fore it for refusing to produce Loc, overturned near the Police Directors-In accordance with Ar-confidential letters at the com-Training School. It was alleged ticle No. 00 of the Company's Articles mittee hearing on air mail con- that it was due to defendant's oc. of Association, Hon. Dir. J. J. Patorsontracts.
negligence that the accident and Sir Robert Ho Tung retire by Mr. McCracken was for a short curred. rotation and offer themselves for re
time Assistant Secretary for Air election. During the year Messrs. 3.
Hoover, and Inter P. Warren and W. H. Bell resigned under Mr.
going practised as a lawyer. He main- their seats on the Board on home on leave and Messrs, Stanicy Ji, tained that he could not reveal his Dodwell and J. K. Bousfield were in- clients' secrets without their per- vited to join. Bubsequently Messrs. mission, Stanley II. Dodwall and 7. K. Bousflaldi retired and Mesara, J. P. Warren and W. H. Bell rejoined on their return to the Colony, Mr. A, H, White and Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie retired from the Board on leaving the Colony, and ir B. T. Williamson and Mr. Horaco Kadoorio accepted an Invitation to Meanwhile, Mr. McCracken is Join the Doard in place of these proving somewhat of a tartar. gentlemen. Mr. J. 11. Jensen wan lle maintained, despite the "new also invited to join the Board. These deal," that the Constitution still appointments require confirmation.
existed. He stood by his consti- Mr. W. H. Bell has been appointed tutional rights and refused to 'Chairman for the year 1934.
appear. When the Senate naked the Sergeant-at-Arms on Friday to bring his body before the Senate, the Sergeant-at-Arms had to report that Mr. McCracken could not be found. His attorney. however, was ready to produce his body in any court room.
Auditorn. The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, and Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Flenting, who retire and offer themselves for re-election.
BEEF PRICES
UNAFFECTED BY RESTRICTIONS
London, Mar. 16.
The Minister of Agriculture,
replying to a Commons question, said he was aware that, despite the restrictions imposed, there had been practically no increase In the wholesale prices of beef.
With regard to the Immediate future, the reduction of imports of frozen meat in the coming quarter would be increased to 35 per cent. He hoped to arrange to have a larger reduction -in foreign chilled beef than in the same quarter of 1933,
The question of the number of fat cattle permitted from the Irish Free State was under considera.
In the witness-box yesterday, de. fondant stated that he had been driving for about three years, two of which were in Shanghai and one in Hongkong, Before driving Mr. Sieff is, in fact, one of the Three of his clients were im-motorcars he had been driving most prominent figures in finance plicated because they had attempt-motor-cycles for seven years in and Industry in Great Britain to
Hongkong.
day. As Vice-Chairman and joint cd to destroy letters which the
Je was the owner of car No. 78,Assistant Director of the firm of Senate wanted to look at. Their punishment will be voted upon on which he bought from a friend for Marks and Spencer, Ltd., he is Tuesday,
$1,500 approximately ten days be-
one of the most prosperous busi- fore, the accident. On December
nese men in the country, yet ha 17 he drove it to Hunghom, where he picked up three passengers. He name is practically unknown to was on his way to Kowloon City the general public. and passing along Nathan Road he anw eight people, some of whom were his relatives, outside a church, He gave them a lift and when he resumed his journey, he had 11 passengers in the car.
Senate Sees Trap
One of the few occasions an news- which he featured in the papers was during the cotton dis- putes, two years ago. No mention of him, however, is to be found in "Who's Who."
Mr. Steff has been First Honor- ary Secretary to the Zionist Com- mission to Palestine, and Vice- President of the English Zionist Federation. He is described us being "prominently identified with movement for political and economic planning."
Tried to Overtake. Entoring Frince Edward Road. he was driving at 80 miles an hour. Before passing the bridge, a small Ford car overtook him, and later The Senate, hwever, saw the reduced speed. Witness intended trap and instructed the Sergeant-to pass this Ford and accordingly at-Arma to arrest Mr. McCracken accelerated to a speed of about 40 anywhere but in the court room. miles an hour. When he was a If arrested in the court room he abreast of the Ford, he found that would immediately have been re- he could not pass it because there leased on a writ of habeas corpus. was a bus in front.
If arrested anywhere else, a
Defendant alleged that at this thrilling race would have taken moment, the Ford swerved to the place between the Sergeant-at-right towards him, and be, in order Arms with the body of Mr. Me- Cracken and his attorney. Mr. to avoid it, swerved also. He at Hogan, with a writ of habeas cor- the same time put on his brakes,
pus, to see who could get to the Senate firat.
If the Sergeant once won and got Mr. McCracken on to the floor of the Senute, the habeas corpus writ could not be served.
and his car overturned.
Cross-examined by Inspector Saunders, defendant admitted that whilst he was in hospital after the accident, he might have told the Police that the reason why he Mr. McCracken runde a surprise awerved was that a Chinese woman move by appearing yesterday and and a boy ran across the road. He Insisting that he was arrested, denied that his car hnd swerved to The Senate does not sit on Sun- the left.
that he
Sifting Causes ·
The principal points emphasised by Mr. Sieff were better organian- tion for Industry and pensions for elderly workers.
"In time" he said, "welsball realise that it doesn't pay to work people while they are too old mere. ly because it hasn't occurred to us to plan a human depreciation'fund, so that they can be given an adequate pension at the right
age..
"The troubles through which wo have been passing," Mr. Sieff said, "have been due to the fact that
days, and the writ of habeas cor---Yuen Mun pak, a bus driver em- pus was served with ease.
The Serpennt-at-Arma maintain- Corapany, gave evidence
ployed by the Kowloon Motor Bus tlon. The present low level of ed that he had left his warrant for stopped his bus just after he had prices was partly due to the the arrest of Mr. McCracken in passed the railway bridge in Prince
of marketing from the Senate building and that his award Road at 1 p.m. on Decem-ot afford to buy what they want
heavy rate home sources, The situation would be examined in the light of the report of the Fat Stock Commission, which he expected shortly-British Wireless.
CHINESE LADY'S
DEATH
WIFE OF MR. SIMON SHUM
status being that of guest and not prisoner, the writ of habeas corpus was not in order,
LORD HORDER
COMPLAINT OF AN ALLEGED
INTERVIEW
ber 17. He heard a sound behind him and on turning round he found two cars had overturned. He then rendered whatever assistance ha could.
occurred.
4 She Sang Aloha to Mo. 7.30-9 pm. Recorded music. 7,50-8.20 p.m. (Local Time and Weather Report.
"Victor Herbert Melodies."
played by the Victor Salon Orchestra and Group directed by Nathaniel Shilkret. "Stephen Foster Melodies."
played by the Victor Salon Orchestra and Group directed
by Nathaniel Shilkret- "Victor Prize Selections".
Victor Concert Orchestra and Male Voices. "Rhapsody in Blue" (Gershwin).
Paul Whiteman and His Orches
text, 8.20-9 p.m. Orchestral, Offenbachiana (arr. Finck).
Herman Finck and His Orchestra. Bavarian Dance, Op. 27, No. 1 (Elgar),
Bavarian Dance, Op. 27, No. 2
(Elgar).
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Edward Elgar, C.M. Shepherd Fennel's Dance (Balfour, Gardiner),
"Sleeping
Beauty" Panorama
(Tschaikowsky).
Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden.
Saschinks (Sebirmann).
Marek Weber and His Orchestra. La Siesta (Barcarolle) (Norton,
Arr. Lotter),
The Falladium Orchestra. 9-9.45 p.m. From the Studlo,
A 10th Recital of Gramophone records by Mr. C. B. R. Sargent,
9.45-16.20 p.m. Sonata in A Major
(Cesar Franck),
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played by
Alfred Cortot (Piano) and Jacques Thiband (Violin), 1st Movement-Allegretto ben mo-
derato.
2nd Movement-Allegro. 3rd Movement
tasia.
Recitative Fan-
poco 4th Movement- Allegroite
mosao. 10.20-10.28 p.m. Vocal Gems from
"Rigoletto" (Verdi).
Light Opera Company.
10.30 p.m. Close Down.
forth-are based on fear. associations, Trade Unions, and so
at the point where goods have to 10.28 p.m. Ragby-Mid-day--Press- be sold a huge breakdown has News millions of consumers who can- On one side are found
enough, and on the other side are because they are not earning found millions of producere who cannot sell all that they produce.fend their members against somo "They are formed usually to de- Naturally, therefore, to me the question Whither Britain?' in the hostile body, or as in trade asso- elations, against other groups, main means, how is this gap to be and very often to guard their bridged?
closely-kept business secreta.
After hearing the evidence, his Worship said he was not satisfied that the defendant was entirely to
"Because there is no co-opera- blame, but he was satisfied that if tion between the different firms defendant had driven with proper and processes in an industry. care and caution, he might have large numbers of factories have to Lord Horder's application for an been able to avoid the accident work half-time, and large num injunction against Odhams Pross, Ile would also take into considera-bers of workers have to go on the Limited, was again before Mr. tion that defendant had been in dole. The manufacturers make Justice Eve in the Chancery Divi-fured, and his penalty would not be less profit and pay less income tax, We regret to report the death,sion on February 12.
as heavy as it would otherwise have and the consumers go without be- at her residence yesterday even. Lord Horder seeks to restrain beon.
ing able to satisfy their needs. ing, of Mrs. Louise Shum, wife of the defendants from further pub-
Bontenćo was passed Bs stated Mr. Simon Shum, son of Mr. Shum | lication of an article
on "The
obova. Tse-leung, former Superintendent | Noise That Kills" which appeared of the Chinese Telegraph Adminis-in "John Bull" in the form of an tration in Hongkong.
Interview with him.
When the application
Mrs. Shum had been ailing for fore
several months, and her death by
wan be- the Couri RA affidavit Lord Horder donying
KING'S YACHT
was not unexpected. Left to that he gave the interview or GETTING READY FOR mourn the lass, besides her hus authorised the publication of the: band, (who on his way to [article. was, rend by Mr. A. J. Hongkong from Shanghai) are her Belsham, his counsel. mother, two brothers, and a sister, Miss Helen Yu.
the
THE BLUE EAGLE
PRESIDENT'S NEW ORDER
On behalf of Odhame Press, Mr.
in
RACING
London, Mar. 15.
Is Trade Bad? "The cry is heard that trade is bad, as if there were some my sterious disease abroad which no one could do anything about. Nothing of the kind,
fear and suspicion in business? "Why can't we get rid of this After all, it doesn't even do what it pretends to.
"Let me tell you a story. A big business amalgamation happened not long ago, in which fifteen rival firma were incorporated in a single big undertaking. As soon as the pool was complete, officials of the new concern went carefully through all the businesses it had bought in order to discover their business accrets. Every firm out of the fifteen had a lot of secret processes, and it turned out when they went into it that every firm out of the fifteen know all the no- called secrets of the other four- teen,
"If trade is bad, if men are on the dole, if profits are not being made, it points to the absence of thought and imagination, of the
"All the time and effort that are power to co-ordinate Industrial Wynn Parry accepted Lord The King's yacht Britannia, and financial processes, and to the still being spent on this rather The funeral will take place at
Horder's disclaimer without re- which will commence racing at inck of a forward courageous sales childish game could be better em- Catholic Cemetery, Happy serve, but stated that, at the time Harwich on June 2nd, was launch polley by a strong marketing ployed. Instead of organising to do one another down, we might try Valley, to-morrow afternoon, pass- of publication, the editor and ns-ed at Cowes to-day and towed to organisation for the Industry.
organising to help one another. rail in place of ing the Monument at 3 p.m.
sistant-editor had every reasonable Gosport, where ground for believing that Lord the bulwarks will be fitted and her gestion. It is a question of or industry.
"There is no magic in this sug-We don't want fear and anarchy in Horder had approved the article.mast stepped.-British Wireless.
ganisation, of give and take ho In theas circumstances the motion
"If we can find a means for our tween the consumer, the retailer, Over
order that
and the manufacturer, which en-Dominions to govern themselves statement for insertion in Military embarkations per HM.Tabies costs to be got down so that in peace, is it beyond us to find a "John Bull" might be agreed, Somersetshire on her return voyage to
Mr. Belsham now said it had the United Kingdom shortly included for more goods can be consumed. way for the cotton industry, the iron and steel industry, and the beon impossible to settle this mat- Major G. E. Mirehouse (H. Q. China Yet a lot of manufacturers and a ter finally by agreeing a statement Command), Major R A. Bagnold lot of other people still think in coal mining industry to govern to be inserted in "John Bull." As (Royal Corps of Signals), who is the old way, as if the problem themselves without relying publication had taken place being invalided home, Captain Bouch, were to make things, and not to State support? tho mischief Was
doubt (Postal Services), and Lieut. Harring-arrange for consuming them. no
"Why can't every decent In- ton (1st Queen's Regiment). complete, and he therefore ankad
"If our industry organisations, dustry settle its own that the motion should stand over. until the trial of the action.
are to be of use, not only to their through its own industry Council? Mr. Wynn Parry (for the dofon- Dr. Benito Mart, the Italian Sericul. members, but to the industry as a Why should not industry, tako Washington, Mar. 16. dants) said what he wanted to ture expert of the National Economic whale, and finally to the people upon itself the responsibility of
outgoing. emphasise was that a print of the Council of Nanking Government, whom they serve, they ought to organising its labour intake and President Roosevelt has issued article was submitted to the secre
representative of the League of express such ideas as employlus | Nations, arrived last night on the more people, bringing about Im-"It might say to the older mon: an Executive Order requiring all tary of the Anti-Neise Longue and Tung On from Canton, accom-proved relations between manage- and women, we don't need you to Government Agencies to purchase initialled by him. Defendants panied by his daughter, and sacre- ment and labour, increasing, salon work on, keeping out of jobs men only from, individual companies said that, on the top of that print, farles: He is staying at Luk Kwok by lowering costs, and developing and women between sny 18, up "oporating under the National Lord Horder's name appoured, Fan-Tim Hotel in Hennessy Road, new markets, and so on. Mag übtor-aven, 10 years, of age, who
Recovery Administration.---United Mr. Belsham-That is not ad, Wanchai, and is leaving for Shanghai |
can carry "on: more skilfully and Proze,
mitted
Fear and Bumpleton in any way by an President MeKinley to day
efficiently. You can retire, and The motion stood over until the
- It must have buck you, as it during our prosperone-years wo trial of the action, and leave War
(Special to "Telegraph”) -
(By Talegraph. Copyright, Telegraphia M
Ordines,
1984), Received – Murah
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on
affaire
to
given to Lord Horder to anand The Consulate General for Fors has has struck me, that nearly all our will, with some assistance from Aurionisetitis werd reported to the local | trcluda a claim for alleged libel/No. 1 Tramway Path; Victoria.ages and, workers—such as 'employers" your futuro,
oach of small-pox and the writ In the action so as to been remored from 80 tot Route existing organisations Industrial the State, make provision ihealth authorities on Wednesday.
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